Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-10
Miscellaneous Items.

Geo. Branson, a laborer employed on the
farm of Mrs. WED bohn, who lives about
two miles southwest of st. Joseph. was
burned to death few days ago. Bran
son went to town and got very drunk, re.
turning home some time in the night, and
going to bed in a little clubhouse used for a
room for the hired help. The next morning
when Mrs. Wiedbohn arose she discovered
that the clubhouse was burned down, and
later Bronson's charred body was found in
the ruins.
A new post office has been established
at EImont, Franklin County, with John
ID. Miller as postmaster.
Ira Milligan, a farmer living near Mex
leo, has mysteriously disappeared, and
foul play is suspected.
The chief of the fire department of st.
Louis is of the opinion that the recent ex-
plosion in that city, by which eight per-
sons were killed, was caused by dynamite
or giant powder, and not by gas Or gaso
line.
Kansas City police recently arrested a
burglar giving his name as A. M. Mckee.
They believe the name is assumed and
think they have made an important
capture.
Mary MITCHELL, aged nineteen, visited
Mount Mora Cemetery at st. Joseph a few
dropped while there from heart disease
brought on by emotion. She was found
lying across the grave, crying, and died
in few moments thereafter.
Charles Davis, painter, working on
the new German Methodist Church at st.
Joseph, fell from the ceiling to the church
basement a few days since, sustaining in
juries which will result in death. He has
q wife and several children,
The largest audience that has turned
out in years in st. Joseph to a public
lecture greeted Sam Jones few nights
ago in the auditorium of the new Y. NJ. C.
A. building. His subject was: "Get
There"
City Undertaken Weldon, of Kansas
City, appeared in towering rage before
the Board of Health few days since and
charged that Coroner Elston was splayine
into the hands of another underta ker and
robbing the rightful official. Elston de-
mics that he has turned over any city
bodies to the opposition though he has
done SO in county cases.
Mrs. Ida Burr. State Organizer for Mis-.
souri, of the W. c. T. u, addressed a 1arg
audience, mainly composed of women, al
the Christian Church in st. Joseph few
nights ago. She strongly argued in favor
of prohibition, and said that the union
was gratified with the growing sentiment
in Missouri against the liquor traffic. She
regarded local option as a move in the
right direction, and as far preferable to
the license law. After her remarks
steps We're taken for the formal ion of 6
local union in st. Joseph.
The board of managers for State Luna
tic Asylum No. We're engaged last week
Oh -
the asylum superintendent and his attend
ants by one Dawden, a former employee.
Dawden charged Shat the attendants We're
addicted to drunkenness, and would wait
on the patients in that conditions; that pa.
tients were oftentimes not half clothed,
and that partiality was shown in theil
treatment.
Some time ago the people of Independ-
ence were notified by the telephone com
pany that they would have to pay ten
cents every time they wished to talk
with Kansas City after November 1. The
subscribers rebeled at once, and every
one of them ordered the monopoly to re.
move the instruments. This was done in
a majority of cases, and now the town is
cut off from all speaking commune alton
with the outer world.
Robert Scott, aged sixteen years, who
lives near Page City, was thrown from a
wagon by runaway team a few days
since. Nothing was known of the matter
until the horses reached home without
their driver, when search was instituted
for him. He was found some distance
away, with his skull badly fractured, the
right arm broken at the elbow and numer-
Gus slight injuries. There is little if any
hope at all of his recovery.
S,rI1 lad mn
who had gone to the bad, committed sui
eide in Kansas City few days ago. She
was about twenty years of age and her
parents lived in Armourdale, suburb.
Last spring she married Henry Sullivan
butcher, but was soon after deserted.
Her father tried to induce her to return
home, but without avail, and in fit of
remorse, she bought and took morphine
and ended her misery.
Lieb Rubiensky, the nine-year-old son
of Bohemian family, living in st. Joseph,
fell in cistern a few days ago while
drawing water, and was drowned. His
mother was standing near and at once
cried for help, but the laborers at work
grading near the house refused to come
and man who was passing by was heart
less enough to tell the mother he never
had time, and she was forced to go to the
police headquarters, distance OF Two
miles, for policeman.
F. s. Lerned, of PIainfield, N. j., who
has the contract for building the Wyatt
Park cable line at st. Joseph, has filed his
bond with the company for the completion
of the work within nine months. At a
recent meeting of the directors the capi-
tai stock was increased to $4,000. Mr..
Lerned SAYS the road will be completed by
March 1, 1888. The cost of the road will
be sos, 900 mile, and it is four and halt
miles long.
The Browns have gone to Dixie.
Officer Wall, of st. Louis, made an inn
portant capture few days ago, and in
creased his exchequer 500, by arresting
John Miller, alias Henry Alderman, when
he stepped off a train at the Union
depot. Miller had escaped from the JEFF.
ferson City penitentiary, and the reward
was offered for his capture. He was serv-
ing a sentence for forgery.
Mrs. Minnie Mcdonald, who was injured
in runaway at st. Joseph a few days
ago, died from the effects of her injuries.
William Vandorn, whom it was thought
was only slightly injured, according tc
the physicians, has internal injuries ana
will die.
The Citizens Line cable road in st.
Louis will start up Thanksgiving Day.
An explosion of gasoline in Kansas City
a few days ago caused $4,000 damage to
the building and it's contents. One fire.
man was rendered unconscious by the
smoke. Doane & Emmons are the princi.
pal losers.
The reorganization of the Missouri State
Militia has at last been completed, and
General Order No. has been promulgated
organizing Companies A, e, and @ into
a battalion, commanded respectively by
CaptainS r H CookSon Clarence A. Sin.